ScotRail to receive 28 new trains

National Express, holder of the ScotRail franchise, is to receive £5.4m (expanding to £100m) for 22 new 3-car diesel trains and driver training. Recent funding has already been awarded for 4 trains for SPT and 2 for Edinburgh Park services, this brings the total number of new trains to 28.

ScotRail's performance is to be tightened and ticket barriers introduced (by the end of 2003) at Glasgow Queen Street, Edinburgh Haymarket and Edinburgh Waverley.

10 of the new trains will be additional to the fleet, 12 will replace ageing trains such as the class 150 Sprinters.